Asia remains a highly volatile region shaped by historical conflicts, ethnic tensions, religious divides, and political instability that undermine efforts at long-term peace and regional integration. The security dynamics in the region, including the recent events in Bangladesh, Iran, and Turkiye, and ongoing challenges in Pakistan, have profound implications for regional economic cooperation and trade….
Dr Salma Malik Moderator, ILF 2024 Assalam-o-Alaikum, everyone. I welcome you all to a wonderful session that is the need of the hour. We have eminent and extremely relevant speakers who will talk about Pakistan-Bangladesh relations. We would love to gather their ideas and experiences on this, I don’t want to waste much time because…
Donald Trump’s return to the White House is a historic first given to understand the psyche and conventions of American politics. The fact that the impulsive, firebrand and X-obsessed leader stood his ground and continued to campaign on an agenda that irked the powerful US security establishment, and was at odds with many of the…
Raheela Baqai Group Director of Business Development, Pathfinder Group Asalam-o-Alikum, good morning, a warm welcome to Amaanibagh (Residence of the Sehgal Family). This house is a gift of love from a grandfather to a granddaughter. No other child can have a legacy to follow what has been left to Amaani by her grandfather, none other…
The Gulf of Tonkin incident was a significant escalatory event during the Vietnam War that involved two separate confrontations between the United States and North Vietnam in August 1964. First on August 2 – when the USS Maddox, a U.S. Navy destroyer, was attacked by North Vietnamese torpedo boats while conducting an intelligence patrol in…
Recent events have put the nature of foreign policy in the spotlight once again. There has been a glut of noise – especially from the esteemed social media brigade – against foreign policy options that lack emotions, empathy and morality! Generally social media opinions are nonsensical at best but this one is worthy of discourse….
AngelsAs already discussed in a previous article that there are many kinds of angels—some who perform simple functions, and others who perform more complex functions. They need at least two wings, corresponding to their knowledge and their activity. But their activity may be subdivided into many different types. Notice that the verse says, “God increases…
The 23rd Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Council of Heads of Government Summit was held in Islamabad from 15 to 16 October 2024 with the theme “Strengthening Multilateral Dialogue; Striving towards a Sustainable Peace and Prosperity”. Key agenda points included regional security, counterterrorism and improving security, fostering connectivity networks, trade, investment, economic opportunities and climate change…
In Jan 2005, almost 20 years ago, my first book “Pakistan’s Defence and Nuclear Doctrine” was published, launched by Mohammad Ijaz ul Haq (then Federal Minister for Religious Affairs) and Major General (Retd) Rahat Latif. The compilation during that period was the need of the times in order to boost our morale since the US…
“There is nothing further here for a warrior. We drive bargains …… old men’s work. Young men make wars, and the virtues of war are the virtues of young men: courage and hope for the future. Then old men make the peace. And the vices of peace are the vices of old men: mistrust and…
